Cedar Glen LakesNJ
Home to 1,519 people, this town lies in New Jersey.
Is Cedar Glen Lakes a good place to live?
73% of residents are 65 or older in Cedar Glen Lakes, above both the New Jersey town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Cedar Glen Lakes. Cedar Glen Lakes’ trail network density is 2.9 miles per square mile, above both New Jersey’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Brendan T. Byrne State Forest, 77 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. We don’t grade Cedar Glen Lakes yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Cedar Glen Lakes for work
Where Cedar Glen Lakes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Cedar Glen Lakes: who provides what
Cedar Glen Lakes is unincorporated, so Ocean County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cedar Glen Lakes.
The median household income in Cedar Glen Lakes is lower than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
For working residents in Cedar Glen Lakes, the share who work locally is 0.4%. Half of commuters travel less than 27 miles. Cedar Glen Lakes’ average trip to work is 26 minutes. The top destinations are Toms River Township (9%), Manchester Township (8%) and New York (4%).
| Cedar Glen Lakes | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $32,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cedar Glen Lakes has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 24°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 15.4% of Cedar Glen Lakes
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 2.0 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brendan T. Byrne State Forest | 1.7 mi | 77 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Cedar Glen Lakes has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 32% of Cedar Glen Lakes’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to strong winds. Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Cedar Glen Lakes have high blood pressure than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Among adults in Cedar Glen Lakes, 6.4% binge drink. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Cedar Glen Lakes. 20% of adults in Cedar Glen Lakes report frequent physical distress; 38% get no exercise outside work. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cedar Glen Lakes is ahead of New Jersey on 12 and behind on 12.
| Cedar Glen Lakes | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 22% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Cedar Glen Lakes | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 6.4% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.9% | 12.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.1% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Cedar Glen Lakes sells for about $133K at the median
In Cedar Glen Lakes, 95% of households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Six Flags Great Adventure and 103 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Glen Lakes. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw39 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw40 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
39 mi MuseumUSS OlympiaPhoto credits
Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Olympia: 颐园居, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Cedar Glen Lakes
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Glen Lakes
About 4 of every 100 Cedar Glen Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Questions about Cedar Glen Lakes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cedar Glen Lakes, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Cedar Glen Lakes yet; the figures below are still real.